Early Childhood & Child Care Research Data & Publications
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02/01/07
A Look at the President's 2008 Budget and Children - Children and Low-Income Families Continue to Be Left Behind
A breakdown and analysis of the President's 2008 budget as it relates to children. -
04/01/05
Child Care Basics (April 2005)
Basic issue brief on child care and early education, including basic facts, information on funding, definitions of child care settings, the affect quality child care has on children, affordability, and availability. -
01/01/05
The State of America's Children 2005
The State of America's Children 2005 is a comprehensive examination of how children are faring in our country and features data available on our nation's children and reviews developments in family income and jobs, child health, early childhood, education, child welfare and youth development. Graphs and charts along with the latest and most compelling statistics clarify the status of children in several key areas. -
01/01/05
2005 State of America's Children, Chapter 3, Early Childhood
"Early Childhood: Critical Years, Critical Investments," Chapter 3 of the 2005 State of America's Children report. -
01/01/05
State of America's Children 2005® Report
CDF's State of America's Children 2005 report is a compilation of national and state-by-state data on poverty, family income and jobs, health, disparities in health, early childhood and child care, education, youth development, and child welfare. -
06/01/03
Broken Promises: How the Bush Administration is Failing America's Poorest Children (June 2003)
Broken Promises: How the Bush Administration is Failing America's Poorest Children -
06/01/03
Broken Promises: How the Bush Administration is Failing America's Poorest Children (June 2003) -- Summary
Broken Promises: How the Bush Administration is Failing America's Poorest Children Summary -
01/01/03
Infants and Toddlers Are Particularly Vulnerable: Good Child Care and Early Education Can Play a Vital Role in Their Development
This fact sheet details how high quality caregiving is extremely important to babies and toddlers, how parents struggle to find affordable, quality care, especially for low-income working families. -
01/01/03
A Closer Look: Lessons from Local Initiatives for Children
This report is one of a series of reports by the Children's Defense Fund concerning state policies and practices in child care and early education. -
01/01/03
Prekindergarten Initiatives: Efforts to Help Children Enter School Ready to Succeed
This fact sheet details prekindergarten initiatives efforts and their importance in helping children enter school ready to succeed.
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